Capawesome April 2026 Update
The Capawesome April update is here! This update includes new features and improvements for Capawesome Cloud and our Plugins. Let's take a look at the most important changes.
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How to Migrate a Capacitor App to Swift Package Manager
Capacitor 8 made Swift Package Manager (SPM) the default dependency manager for new iOS projects, and CocoaPods is officially in maintenance mode. If you maintain an existing Capacitor app on CocoaPods, migrating to SPM is the path forward. This post walks you through what changes on the iOS side and three ways to perform the migration.
Apple's New Xcode 26 Requirement for Capacitor Apps
Yesterday, April 28, 2026, Apple's new SDK requirement went into effect. Every app submitted to App Store Connect now has to be built with Xcode 26 and the iOS 26 SDK (or the matching SDKs for iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS). If you're shipping a Capacitor app, here's what changed — and why most Capawesome Cloud customers don't need to lift a finger.
How to Wrap an Angular App with Capacitor and Firebase
If you already have an Angular web app, you can wrap it into a native iOS and Android app without rewriting your entire codebase. In this guide, we use a real demo app called Trip Expenses to walk through the full process with Capacitor, Ionic, Firebase, and a handful of native plugins.
How to Build and Deploy iOS Apps Without Owning a Mac
If you're building a Capacitor app on Windows or Linux, you've probably hit the same wall every cross-platform developer eventually runs into: shipping to the App Store requires macOS. Xcode, codesign, and the iOS simulator all live exclusively on Apple hardware, and Apple isn't planning to change that any time soon. The good news is that you don't actually need a Mac on your desk to build, sign, and ship an iOS app.
Capawesome CLI 4.7.0 Release
Version 4.7.0 of the Capawesome CLI is now available. Building on the 4.5.0 release, this update brings a unified command for creating live updates, new app management commands for linking repositories and transferring apps, ad hoc environment variables for builds, and source map detection to keep your production bundles clean.
The Right Way to Update Your Capacitor App Remotely
One of the most common questions we get is: "What's the difference between using Live Updates and server.url in Capacitor?"
Many developers use the server.url configuration option to load their app's web content from a remote server in production — even though it was never designed for that.
In this post, we'll break down what each approach does, how they compare, and why Live Updates are the better choice for production apps.
How to Migrate a Capacitor Plugin to Swift Package Manager
Capacitor 8 made Swift Package Manager (SPM) the default dependency manager for iOS. If you maintain a Capacitor plugin that still relies on CocoaPods and Objective-C bridge files, your plugin won't work out of the box in SPM-based projects. This post walks you through what needs to change and three ways to get it done.
Capawesome March 2026 Update
The Capawesome March update is here! This update includes new features and improvements for Capawesome Cloud and our Plugins. Let's take a look at the most important changes.
How to Distribute iOS and Android Apps to Testers
Getting a test build onto a tester's phone should be simple — but if you've ever dealt with TestFlight review delays, Firebase profile installations, or setting up OTA manifest files by hand, you know it's anything but. In this guide, we'll walk through how to distribute iOS and Android builds to testers and stakeholders with just a link or QR code, no app store submission required.